Death of Sir John Moore Product:Postcard Soldier of the third regiment

Soldier of the third regiment of the Loyal London Volunteers

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Illustration of five parts of the brain

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Death of Sir John Moore Product:Postcard Soldier of the third regiment'Death of Sir John Moore, 1809', (c1850s). Moore (1761 1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna), Peninsular War, Spain 16 January 1809. Retreating from a much larger French army commanded by Marshal Soult, the British were able to hold the French off long enough to be evacuated by sea. Moore was mortally wounded in the battle, and was buried at midnight in La Coruna Citadel. He was the subject of Charles Wolfe's poem The